My goal today is to stay on track....I had a really good day yesterday and a string of good days would be nice...I have about given up on a rest day from swimming this week...rain has shortened my time in the pool twice so I have only gotten a couple really good days exercising...so I plan on going to the pool,eating right,enjoying the orange jello pineapple carrot salad I made yesterday and forgot to eat!....making some deviled eggs ( TYVM Bmeadows because that’s all I think about lately and I rarely eat eggs )...Trust in the process and be patient!

Well, I was going to get the curtains hung in the bedroom, but I ran into a problem, so I'm only hanging one today.

Problem: I had the curtains boxed up and taped up, and was not about to open that box til I was ready to hang them, because I have two cats, and I just got those curtains cleaned before I boxed them. So I had to go by memory when I ordered a short curtain. The short curtain goes up half the year, because we have a window a/c in one window. The cold part of the year the full-length curtain go in to help keep the room warm. I couldn't remember if the curtains had been pale tan or dark tan. You can see what's coming next, right? Yep. So when I unboxed today the short curtain was pale tan and the full length curtains were dark.

Fortunately the sewing room also has a window with an air conditioner, and I haven't put up curtains there yet. So I will put in the pale short curtain there, and have ordered a room-darkening rod for it to go on, and a set of longer pale curtains for winter, as well as a dark tan short curtain. So when that comes, I'll be able to curtain all the windows, and when I have a migraine I'll be able to make the room dark even at noon. And the sewing/guest room will have that capability, because the people who would come and stay are related to me and they get migraines too.

gewel321 wrote: »

So I did some math today. Not a lot because I get in trouble when I do more than basic math. I am 49 days out from my 1 year starting MFP. That is 7 weeks exactly. If I loose 1lb per week (less than what I am averaging currently) I will be in ONEderland. That's a huge accomplishment and the lowest weight I ever made it post surgery. I plan on continuing on with my plan and reaching my goal weight of 174 (at least that is my first goal. I will see what I want to do when I get there).

Not a goal for today but a long term goal with a light at the end of the tunnel.

You are doing such a great job!...I am happy to see you posting more!...I should hit my lowest weight sometime this week if everything stays on track!

Today.......
Log everything and stay within calories
Drink water!
No alcohol today
Elliptical time
Other...
Spend an hour cleaning files/stuff in the office
Clean corner cabinet in kitchen

Minimum things to do today...fold some laundry and fix dinner, etc...I have got to stay out of the sun and water today and take a break...I need to give myself a sugar scrub and use a bottle of skin lotion on my arms and legs lol...I feel good but I really need a rest day...I was going to go grocery shopping but the pantry and frige will survive!

Today I want to walk, go visit a friend, do some laundry and relax then get ready for tomorrow. I made dinner last night and have leftovers. I forgot though that I need to do some food shopping. Today now looks busier than I thought since I wrote it down. I hope I get at least little bits of these things done.

I plan on taking a rest day but if I get antsy this afternoon I will find myself at the pool!...the house is clean and our two new love seats and recliner are being delivered in the morning!...we ordered it in early June but had to wait on a mechanical part from China...usual laundry and kitchen to take care of...have to help grandson clean the patio if it doesn’t rain...I already paid him for doing it a week ago!...try to think of something different for dinner...watch the Tampa Bolts hockey game after dinner....

Let's see....Joined the local gym online, and am waiting for a training slot. They'll text me about that, so that's handled for now. I have clothes and shoes. I don't have a bathing suit but I am not going to swim right now, so that's fine.

I have more dishes to do as soon as the ones on the drying rack can be put away. Make lunch (chicken quesadillas) and eat it, and finish picking up the library and clean it. Dust and sweep the front room, and clean the downstairs bathroom and the kitchen. I also have two books to read so they can go to the library tomorrow. One is on English castle ghosts and is background for my novel. One is on psychology and is just for fun.

My younger son (20) is supposed to come down and work on the ridge and divots left by the sewer people back in July. I think it's had enough time to settle, and it won't take him that long to make the high places low and fill in the divots, and then we can seed it and eventually mow it like the rest of the yard. But I haven't heard from him and am not sure. Well, we're having swiss steak for dinner, and since it's premade and microwaves, I still have plenty of time for him to contact me before I have to decide what we're doing. Of course, depending on how Boyfriend and Girlfriend are doing mental health-wise, I may make them the swiss steak meal and go out with Younger Son. I know most of the area restaurants and am not going to beat myself up if I go 50 calories over. We'll see what happens, and either way I will get a good meal on time, and that's what counts.

eliezalot wrote: »

8/31 goals:

• Hit my deficit goal, or eat no more than maintenance
• Mail the Poshmark item I sold
• Anxiety prevention (I can feel it starting to be one of those weeks, and would much prefer to nip it in the bud)

Ate at maintenance yesterday, mailed my box (well, sent husband to mail it), and managed to keep the anxiety at bay.

9/1
HOW IS IT SEPTEMBER ALREADY

• Continue anxiety prevention!
• Hit calorie (deficit) goal
• Drink enough water

eliezalot wrote: »

9/1

• Continue anxiety prevention!
• Hit calorie (deficit) goal
• Drink enough water

Hit my calorie goal with ease yesterday, which was a nice change from the last few days. Still feeling pretty thirsty (thanks corned beef!), but that is decreasing and water weight is starting to come off too.

9/2

• Hit calorie goal again
• More anxiety prevention
• Drink enough water
• Do something fun for myself (start a new embroidery project, read, find recipes for this weekend, etc...)
• Yoga?